December 2009
31 posts
@Shanetron: How’s the coffee?
Me: Dystopian.
November 2009
23 posts
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n., a statement or question having a double or...
Professor: It's the last day of November. How do you remember there are only 30 days in November? Yes, in the back?
Girl in the back: There's a riddle! ::repeats the mnemonic poem::
( www.leapyearday.com/30Days.htm )
Me: I give up, what's the answer?
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And other lies
I put precisely zero effort effort into this blog.
(and yet it is visited by thousands daily!)
(You are crazy jealous.)
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The Recipe
My brain’s usually an echoey void when I’m walking around campus, unless I’ve reached equilibrium and am brimming over with simple satisfaction.
Here’s the recipe I came up with this morning for a (my) happy life:
A full night’s rest
A substantial breakfast
A collection of music you enjoy
Reliable transportation
Warm clothes
A light load on your back
Some...
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Liz Tavares on "True Blood"
She nails it:
“The strongest part of True Blood however is not the acting (although superbly strong and genius-ly cast), special effects or rollicking sex appeal. It is the writing. The basic premise of the plot is so simple yet interesting and provides a lot of logical ground to be played out. In most basic terms: the Japanese have invented a synthetic blood substitute allowing vampires to...
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New Noise
An interesting side effect of our lives being more isolated by portable music (a technology I lovingly embrace, for the record) is that we’re way less self-aware than we were a generation or two ago.
I’m in a quiet hallway on a college campus waiting for a class to start. I estimate there are about 20 people waiting here with me, with more steadily streaming in by the minute...
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Tips
Today’s post is dedicated to simple and obvious ways you can improve your life and those of the people around you.
Don’t change lanes in an intersection. If it’s not clear to you why this is so dangerous, I strongly recommend a remedial driving class.
Exit a bus through the back doors. If everyone does that, people can board and disembark at the same time, the whale stays on...
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New in Highland Square: Late-Night Eats at Mr.... →
Made my first trip here with EB this weekend. This post’s title is a link to the review on Rubber City BullSheet:
“Everything on the menu is named after a movie character. Wes Anderson and comedy classics like John Candy, Steve Martin, and Bill Murray seem to have heavy influence. The sandwich fixings aren’t just your usual ham and turkey. They’ve got corned beef, roast beef,...
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I used to read.
You know, books?
I don’t know what happened.
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But You're A Cat
Mom left the garage door open for me last night because it’s manual and she wanted to save me the hassle of parking and opening it before pulling in. When I parked inside, I closed the door and turned on the lights, and I heard a cat start crying loudly.
It came out from under one of the cars in the garage and looked at me in a panic. It was the neighbors’ cat I think. It must have...
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Stream Of Consciousness: The Dichotomy Of...
The identity crisis continues. Yesterday I got all clowned out to take photos with Brown Fox for marketing purposes. Band photos are the most ridiculous thing, especially when you’re at the bottom and no one really cares about you. You can’t understand how awkward it is to ask someone to follow you around with a camera (for free) until you’ve tried it.
We went to downtown Akron...
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Harry Beckwith On Communicating Clearly
“The tendency of people to overestimate themselves shows up when communication skills are involved. Most people think they can write and speak well. We assume our proficiency in English from the fact we have used it all our lives. Yet, a typical student paper submitted to the law review by very intelligent law students can’t be published without radical editing. We must be able to...
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“It’s like a meat cookie.”
– @grownuplessons
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“I’m, like, the most unfakest person I know.”
– Girl next to me on why she’s not into the idea of acting.